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ESTABLISHED J1TXE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , PKIDAY MORNING- , FEBRUARY 10 , 1890. TWELVE 1'AG.ES , SSINOLI2 COPY FIVJ3 CENTS.
KEBRASRAKS FALLEN
Beat Brant of the Lou in Additional
OaraaltfLlat Received.
THREE MORE KILLED AND ELEVEN WOUNDED
Ho Kamca of Omaha Men Ara Included in
Official Eeport.
OTIS FENDERS ACCOUNT OF TOTAL LOSS
Uearlj Every Oompanj of NebrwTcans
Contributes Its Share.
TOTAL LIST CONTAINS 268 NAMES
Of TlieKC. Three Oflleern nnit ritlj--
Slx Vrlvnteft Arc Killed and Total
of 211 ? Arc Wounded. Heiililca
TTTO I'rlvntcn
KILLED :
AtrriPicun uusT.vvn nnLti.Mi ,
Coinnnny n , Fiillcrton.
rniVATi : WILLIAM IMIIMPOT ,
Cninpniir I' . ? lndl c n.
I'HIVATK If. O. LIVINGSTON , Com-
pnn > - M. I'lntUnionUi.
WOUMllJUi
Clmrlch Kcokley , Cninnnny A. YorU.
Kcortce L. Clothier , Company II.
Genon.
nolicrt K. Clilldcrn , Company II , I"nl-
lerton ,
I'"ro l ICnlin. Cnmpniir C , Bcntrlee.
Oral K. CitliNon , Comimnj- , UnvliI
City.
DmiKlnn T. HrlilKGH , Compnny P ,
Norfolk.
Hurry Senlironke , Company II ,
Nelnon.
Grant Huytl , Company 1C , Coliiniliun.
Frnncln Itaiifton , Company I. . Afllnli.
Moro C. Shlpenl , Company M ,
Broken How.
Daniel Ciiniplicll , Compnny M ,
Broken now.
Ot the nbovc George L. Clothier and
Charles Kecklcy had been previously re
ported. Artificer Edluud , Privates Phillpot.
Chllders. JJoyd. Shlperd and Campbell do
not appear on the original muster rolls and
the location of the company Is given.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 9 , The above list
of additional casualties among tbo Nebraska
troops In tbe battle of Manila was received
today In a cablegram from General Otis. The
following were also Included :
Thirteenth Minnesota.
"Wounded :
Private Alexander F. Burns , Company M.
Flrnt Montana ,
Wounded :
Private Lester Plerestoff , Company C.
Third Artlllcrj.
"Wounded :
Private James J. Grateg , Battery B.
Private.James T. Leahy , Battery L. ?
< ® t * v l-'trnt Colorado.
/
"Wounded :
Private Clydo F. McVey , Company K.
Fourteenth Infantry.
"Wounded :
Private William Bush.
Total casualties resulting from all en
gagements since evening of February 4 , ag
gregate 268 , as follows : Killed , three offi
cers , fifty-nix enllBted men ; wounded , eight
officers , 199 enlisted men ; missing , two en
listed men. OTIS.
Lint From the War Department.
WASHINGTON , ' Feb. 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Additional casualties In the First
Nebraska. :
Killed.
ARTIFICER OUSTAVB B. EDLUND ,
Company B ,
PRIVATE WILLIAM PHILIPOT , Com
pany F.
PRIVATE H. G. LIVINGSTON , Com
pany 'M.
Wonnrted.
Private Charles Kecklc-y , Company A.
Private George L. Clother. Company B.
Private Robert E. Chllders , Company B.
Private Fred Kuhn. Company C.
Private Oral F. Gibson , Company E.
Private Douglas T. Bridges , Company F.
Private Harry Seabrooke , Company H.
Private Frank Boyd , Company K.
Private Francis Hanson , Company L.
Private Moro C. Shlperd , Company M.
Private Daniel Campbell , Company M.
GEORGi : . D. MEIKLEJOHN.
Assistant Secretary of War.
MANILA HAS A QUIET DAY
I'lllplnoK Ilelnfiireeil liy Hotter
lirllleil Men anil Are KiitrenchliiB
Tlienmelven Near Culoocnn ,
MANILA , Feb. 0. 4i'0 : ' p. m , All is quiet
here today. The Filipinos are lying low
rcept on the extreme left and right. Th y
are evidently concentrating between Caloo-
can and Mala-bon. Judging from appear
ances , the Filipinos are being reinforced by
better drilled men from the northern prov-
incod. In front of Caloocan they are as
thick aa a swarm of bees. The American
troops feel 'the ' ihe > at.at midday In the open
but they are anxious to proceed , The sol
diers ere Impatient of restraint while Ir
sight of the enemy. The Filipinos are stll
intrenching themselves on 1ho left o :
Caloocan ,
Sergeant Major Smith of 'the ' Tennessees
has been ordered 10 proceed to the Unitei
States by the next transport s an escort o
the remains ot Colonel William C. Smith o
tbe First Tennessee volunteers , who dice
of apoplexy during the recent battle with
the Filipinos.
MILLER TO OCCUPY ILOILO
Troiuin ! > o I.o n Her \reilvil nt Manila
Will Join Him In I'unhlntf
the Cnii
WASHINGTON. Feb. 0. Probably wilhli
forty-eight hours General Miller will have
begun the attempt to occupy Hello on the
the liland of Panay. No specific orders oa
tbU score have been Kent to him since tbe
battle of Saturday and Sunday , but It was
hla known Intention to make this Importan
movement as soon as bo felt that conditions
warranted It , and etatemonts contained In
( ha press reports from Manila convince the
olllclaU here that General Otis at last has
outhorlied lauding.
The beat Indication of that determination
v\as the dispatch this morning from Manila
of the departure of tne first regiment o
Tenneeseo volunteer Infantry for Hollo. So
long as the massing of Itururgtnts eroum
Mantis appeared to convey a serious threa
against 119 safety , General Otis felt bound
not to weaken bin forces by sending an )
dilltloual trooju to Hello , but now that ho '
ia the Insurgents demorallzM he can pro-
ecd to carry out his plan for "the " occupat
ion of Hollo.
This movement might have been made
omo tlmo ago but for the necessity the
commanding general wan under of wlth-
rawInR the Plfty-Hrst Iowa regiment from
teforo Hello Thcso troops had been on their
ransport so long that they were really unfit
or actlvo Rervlco until they had an oppor-
unlly of strctchlns themselves ashore for
few days. The last time they had been
shore was at Honolulu cnrouto from SAn
'ranclsco for Manila.
General Miller has with him the Sixth
nd nightcenth Infantry and nailery G ot
.ho Sixth artillery , nml these will bo rein-
orced In Lho course of twenty-four hours
> y the First Tennessee regiment , making a
orco qulto equal to the occupation ot Hollo.
AGUINALDO NOT REAL LEADER
Miltilnn nt IIHcInn Connnl ni 3Innlln
Hint Itcliol IK lloliiK 1'lnjcil n *
CHICAGO , Teb. 3. Edward C. Annrc ,
Iclglan consul at Manila , passed through
dls city today enroute to Washington from
tie Philippines. In an Interview Mr. Andre
aid the ultimate result of the revolution
would be the formation of a little military
arty among the Filipinos , but the greater
iart of the inhabitants of the Islands would
pprcclatc American rule all the more be-
ause of Agulnnldo's defeat.
In Mr. Andre's opinion Agulnnldo Is not
lie real leader of the Insurgents. Ho bc-
levcs the little rebel Is In the hands of
thcr persons of greater Intelligence. Mr.
\ndre Is a strong supporter ot the annexn-
lonlsts. He declare1) this Is the only way to
; overn the Philippines. Mr. Andre came to
tils country for the purpose of organizing a
yndlcatc to establish railroads In the Phili
ppines and will remain In the United States
bout a month.
AWAIT SATISKCTOItV M2WS.
nml III * < ° oiii > niiloi > * llnv-
( Inlet TimeIn SI on Iron I ,
MONTRBAL , Feb. S. Agonclllo. Marti
. .una , the Filipinos , are having a very quiet
line of K. at present. They have received
everal cabfegrams and sent several , but the
nes they are waiting for 'those ' which are
upposed to contain direct news from Agul-
aldo have not come. Agonclllo says he it
s yet entirely unable to say what ho will
o
"At present , " he * ays. ' ' 'we ' arc in com
munication with beven different points by
able and wire and 'there ' wllf be rnaay
more , for we cannot carry on a war like this
without having agents all over.
"We do rot rely on assistance from the
apanese for the present , " he replied in an-
wer to an Inquiry. "We have made no
vertures and they have not made any sug
gestions to us. "
"When asked If ho expected his other Filipino
pine friends from Washington , he replied
hat they would remain In Washington until
ticy were ordered out.
NOT YET SUING FOR PEACE
Denial f llcport Aewlnnldo Him Sent
a n i rcHfntatIvc to Manila llcwej-
Order * the Iimnrjrcntii to Move.
MANILA. Feb. 0. 12:10 : p. m. The report
ttat Agulnnldo had sent n representative to
fanlla to arrange for n cessation of hos-
illties IB denied at headquarters. General
Otis eaya that no accredited representative
iaa yet rotored tbe Hues.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 0. The Navy de
partment today received the following dls-
mtch :
MANILA. Feb. 0. After continued Intcr-
ereace end Intlralda-tion of our workmen I
rdered armed insurgents to leave Sati
Roquo by 9 this morning. They left during
bc'nlght. n few remaining , who burned the
lllage this morning. It is now occupied by
our troope. All quiet. DBWEY.
San Roque Is a village on the neck of
and connecting Cavite and the mainland of
Luzon.
| I |
TOWN OF SAN ROQUE ABLAZE
Xntltvn 1'enr Attnclc ! > Amerlennn
mill Set Tire to llamlioo Hutu
the Village.
MANILA , Fob. 0 , 3:50 : p. m. The natives ,
fearing the Americans were about to make
an attack on or bombard the town of San
Iloque , set fire to It today. It Is still burn-
ng as this dispatch Is sent and as it Is com
posed in the main of bamboo huts it will
probably bo totally destroyed.
Telegraph operators are now worth their
weight in gold and the members of the sig
nal corps are working night and day.
REVOLUTION IN TELEGRAPHY
Cumiinny nt Clev i-Innil Incorporate *
to On IlUHliirnH ivlth NlKU
CLEVELAND , Feb. B. The Crehore-Squlre
company of this city has been Incorporated
with a capital stock of $1,000,000 to conduct
a telegraph business. The promoters of tbe
new company state that they will adopt anew
now system Invented by Messrs. Crehore
and Squire which will revolutionize teleg
raphy.
'We expect to put up wires throughout the
country , " said Colonel Albert E. Squire ,
one ot the Inventors of the system today ,
"and In a short time the present system will
have become a thing of the past. Our In
vention Is called the 'Sign Wave1 system.
We have sent as high as 4,000 words per
minute by tbo system. It was tested by
the government about six months ago. Over
3,000 words were sent at that time. The
receiving Instrument prints the message out
on paper. "
Among tbo incorporators of the company
Is Harry A. Gnrflold , eldest sou of the late
President Garfleld.
NASHVILLE FEELS FAMINE
Ctinl Supply in Hveryvthere Kiliiiuitteil
mid .tone In In Hlnlit Vutll a
Week Ilenee ,
NASHVILLE , Peb. 9. The Increased
consumption of coal caused by the con
tinued cold -weather and the inability of
Kentucky mines to furnish coal , the coal
supply of thU lty being secured prin
cipally from Kentucky , has caused a coal
famine and the outlook Is most terlous.
No dealer will promise coal before next
week. Manufacturing establishments are
closing down , the public schools have
scarcely a week's supply on band and the
city has but A scant supply at the water
works pumping station Unless many train
loads are received tomorrow suffering ,
which Is already great , will become fearful.
All day the tcmperaiuro has stood near
zero and tonight U below zero and falling.
Coal shortages are reported from many sur
rounding towns ,
/ IIHOn * on Uptxiril ll < io t.
JOPL1N , .Mo. , Feb. 9. Zinc ere ook u
sudden Jump today and at this point , at
Galena , Kan. , and Webb City , Mo. , sold at
$45 per ton , the highest price ever known
trud J3.05 a ton over yesterdays lK , t price.
A heavy forelpti demand ia said to be the
cause of the steady advance since last fall ,
| wheui the ore w us aelllng far less than J30.
WHO POISONED MRS , ADAMS ?
Physical Director Oornish of Xniokerbooker
Club Under Fire ,
MYSTERY OF THE PACKAGE FROM THE MAIL
Mnlti AV'lltiCKM Dfucrllion III * Cnn-
ii cell ti \illli Hut tie fif Itroino
Seltzer AVIilch Wnn ClinrKcil
vrltli tlie Dentil ) Hour ,
NEW YORK , Feb. 0. The inquiry Into
the death of Mrs. Kate J. Adams , who died
after tailing brome seltzer containing
cjanldo of mercury , which had been sent
through the malls 'to ' Harry S. Cornish ,
physical director of 1he Knickerbocker
Athletic club , was begun by Coroner Hart
today. Crowds of people , who gathered
early In the corridors ot the criminal court
building , were refused admission tothe
coroner's court , where there were preeeiM
only those Intimately connected with the
case.
case.Harry Cornish as put on the eland first
nnd he will go on the stand agala tomor
row.
According to District Attorney Gardiner ,
who" was himself present at the Inquiry for
a brief period and who was represented by
Assistant District Attorney Osborno , the
tcbtlmony given by Cornish was not en
tirely satisfactory , nor , the district attor
ney asserted , -was It as complete us had
been expected.
Roland I ) . Molincaux's name was brought
Into the case at the start , and Cornish's re
lations with Mollneaux were gone into
thoroughly. During the early part of the
examination Cornish was very Belf-pos-
pcssed and gave hla answers with much more
deliberation and sometimes after a careful
consideration.
Unmet "Victim of n. I'olnoner ,
The most generally accepted theory
has been that eome person or per
sons with a secret to hide had attempted to
dispose of those having knowledge of the
secret , and Henry C. Barnet , a former mem
ber ot the Knickerbocker Athletic club , who
died November 10 , fell a victim to poison
sent to htm anonymously In the malls.
Harry Cornish was the first witness. Mr.
Cornish told of receiving the bottle of
medicine and silver bottle holder at the
Knickerbocker club on December 14 , ot
preserving the wrapper and of subsequently
taking the articles to the flat where ho
lived with Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Rogers.
He narrated the circumstances leading to
the preparation of a dose of the drug for
Mrs. Adams , who , after drinking , remarked
that It was \ery bitter.
Cornish said he drank what -was left In
the glass and said : "That's all right. "
Then ho sat down to read , but was startled
by a call from Mrs. Rogers : "Come and
hold mamma. " He found Mrs. Adams ap
parently very 111 In the bathroom. Ho
hurried the hallboy for a doctor and ran
to a drug store for Instructions. The
druggist gave him sweet spirits ot amonta
for her. No doctor having arrived , Cornish
ran for Dr. Hitchcock , and later , at Dr.
Hitchcock's request , fetched Dr. Potter. Mrs.
Adams died and the doctors told him the
case must be reported to the coroner.
The witness says be went to Assistant
District Attorney Mclntyre. ils , personal
friend , nnd asked llm to pypedlte the action
or the coroner. All this while , witness said ,
he was ill. Ho went to the club about 4
o'clock p. m. ( Mrs. Adams death occurred
during the forenoon ) and there was taken
III. Dr. Phlllpps gave him treatment forever
over an hour , using a stomach pump.
AilmltN lie Had Difference * .
The witness said he could sug
gest no motive for the poison
ing ; he had had no quarrel with any one
and so far as he knew had no enemies.
Subsequently he modified this statement
nnd admitted that he had had "differences , "
one being about eighteen months ago. Mr.
Cornish was questioned about the Illness
and death of H. C. Barnet , the questioning
bringing out the fact that the two men had
not been on the best of terms. Cornish's
Information regarding Garnet's Illness was
obtained through Dr. Fhllipps , who at
tended htm.
"Your attention -was not called to the
Barnet case until after the Adams case ? "
was asked.
"No , " replied Mr. Cornish.
"Did Dr. Philips say your s > mptoms were
similar to Barnet'a ? "
"No. "
"Dr. Phirips told you Barnet was taken
with terrible vomiting ? "
"Yes. "
"And > ou were ? "
"Yes. "
"Your symptoms were similar to Barnet's
and you got > our dose In a bottle- sent
anonymously as also did Barnet and you say
Dr. Philips did not say to > ou that your
cases were alike ? "
"No. "
"When you learned Barnet had been pois
oned In a similar way , did you go down and
tell the police ? "
"No. I think I told the police In my
room. "
"Did jou tell Mr. Mclntyre ? "
"I think not. "
Mr. Cornish said he never had any per
sonal quarrel with any member of the
Knickerbocker Athletic club , but twice
barges had been preferred against him , He
was accused , he said , of saying things about
two members of the flub to a third member.
The charges were made by C , C. Hughes
and the names of the two members Involved
In the quarrel were Roland B. Mollneaux
and H , C. Barnet.
That was two years ago and the witness
could not remember further details.
Clubmen Aecimetl.
"What did Hughes say to you of
Mollneaux and Barnet ? " asked Mr. Osborne ,
tlie assistant district attorney.
"He said I said Mollneaux had made his
money by Improper use of his property in
Newark. He said I accused Barnet of Im
proper practices with women. "
"Did that mean that Mollneaux let his
house for purposes of prostitution ? "
"That and his gambling , I should think ,
were what I meant. The charges were dis
missed. "
Mr. Cornish was asked If he was accused
of saying that a member of the Knicker
becker Athletic club was In the habit of
sending women to a disorderly house kept
by a Mrs. Stern in Forty-seventh btrect. Ho
said he had heard ii said. There- WAS no
such a place and no such a. woman. Ho bad
visited the house once. He denied again and
again that there was any truth in the charges
preferred against him. He said ho under
stood that at a conference held after a din
ner at the Union league club'Mr Mollneaux
had declared that be would leave the Knick
erbocker Athletic club unless he ( Cornish )
were discharged from its employ.
Mr. Osborne'a cross-examination \ > as mer
ciless and Mr. OornUh got mixed up In
hla dates , First , bo said be know nothlug
of the Informal charges made against him
by Mollnpaux until after December 8. Mr
Cornish fully explained that be did not con
sider Mr , Mollueaux'a statement could be
considered charges ,
llu said that either Ballintlne , Mr. Sear *
or'Mr. Adams told htm or MoJtaeaux' state
ment , f
"Did you tavo any Idea , who sent you
that box ? " asked Mr. Osborne , suddenly.
"I have no Idea. I was In no position
to know , "
Tlioiijilit of Mollncnnxi
"Did you not t H Captain McCluskcy , "
reading from n typewritten statement ! 'It
came over me In an Instant when 1 thought
of Mollncnux that's Just the fellow wio
sent that box to me ? ' "
Cornish replied that that must have been
his Impression when ho mudo the statement
to McCluskey Ho could not think of nny
other man on earth with whom ho had had
any kind of quarrel that could leave a
feeling of vlndlctlveness. Mollncnux had
tried to cause htm to lose his position.
When tbo witness had heard about the
handwriting it struck him thnt the writ
ing on the wrappers wa like the writing
of Mollneaux , Ho had not lha original of
the writing on the wrapper , but the facsimile -
simile in the newspapers reminded him of
Mollneaux'j writing. Adams was really the
first man to put the Idea into hla head
Witness did not know c > f any disagreement
between Mollneaux and Adams. , Witness
had never had a quarrel with Mollneaux
in his life.
"Then the only points you had against
Mr. Mollneaux , " Mr. Osborno asknd , "were
that he demanded your discharge from the
Knickerbocker Athletic club anil that Mr.
Adams suggested that this handwriting was
Hko that published In the newspapers ? "
"That Is true. "
"Well , before you made the
"I did not make any charge.1' '
"Don't you think It amounted to a charge
when you told the chief of detectives that
the only man In the world -who conld do
it was Mollnenuxt"
"No , I did not make nny charge. 'What
I said to McCluskey waa a suggestion to
him In his work. "
Mr. Oornish said he beard that Mollneaux ,
since he left the Knickerbocker club , bad
written a letter about him.
CornlMh In lint Water.
Mr. Weeks produced a letter nnd Mr.
Cornish read It and said It was the letter
he had referred to. The letter was writ
ten by Mollneaux to W. W. Schlweler. It
suggested that Cornish be disciplined and
enclosed a letter from Cornish to Bernard J.
Wcfers , the sprinter.
Cornish acknowledged that that letter was
the origin of his trouble with Jlollncaux.
The letter accused Weeks of "dirty deal
ing" nnd declared the -writer "had It Infer
for 'Weeks' and would never let up until
ho got even. "
"Weeks" Is Barlow S. Weeks , president
of the New York Athletic club. Mollneaux's
contention was that Cornish had no right
to refer disrespectfully to the president ot
another club and should bo discharged.
Cornish said he was told that Mollneaux ac
cused him of calling him a vile name. He
could not rememher who told him , but it
might have been John D. Adams.
"And It was John D. Adams who sug
gested that the wrapper was that of Mb-
lineaux ? " asked one of the Jurors.
Cornish did not reply.
"You are one ot those men who do not
know where his pull Is , " said Mr. Os
borne.
"Mr. Adams waa only one _ f the Board of
Governors in the club , " replied Cornish.
At this point Coroner Hart adjourned the
Inquiry until tomorrow.
It was said after the adjournment that
It was not at all sure , Hhat cither Mr. or
Mre. Mollneaux would tSu culled tn testify.
After the ad/ournwr / rXpft'tST A/J'Jrjiev'
Gardiner expressed dlseatiaroctlon of Corn
ish's evasion of questions and said :
"The fact that Cornish gave Mrs. Adams
the poison is tn evidence and It behooves
him to clear his own skirts' . Under the
law his own udmisslon of giving her the
poleon Is sufficient to secure bis Indictment
for murder. Whether or not this will be
done remains within the discretion of this
office. "
PRESENT FAD OF IMPERIALISM
Clevelnnil , Drynn nnfl Cnrnenrle De
clare Their Opiiowltlon to It In
Southern Agricultural Paper.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Feb. 9. The semi-weekly
Journal , an agricultural paper run In connec
tion with tbe Atlanta Journal , by Hon. Hoke
Smith , win , In this week's issue , publtsh
views on the Philippine question from ex-
President Cleveland , W. J. Bryan and An
drew Carnegie.
Mr. Cleveland says : "It there U anything
that can arrest the attention or challenge
the thought of our people In their mad rush
toward yawn tag disaster. It Is more likely
to bo the earnest , well informed and patri
otic warnings of the decent press than any
thing else. "
Mr. Bryan says"I have confidence In
the American people. When they have a
chance to speak they will reject imperialism
and militarism and remain true to the doc
trine of self-government. "
In expressing his views , Mr. Carnegie
says : "The Influence of a superior race upon
an Inferior race In the tropics is injurious ,
demoralizing and never elevating. ImperialIsm -
Ism is the craze of the hour. Thorough
AmericanVsm euch as the south now stands
for Is for all time. I congratulate the south
upon Its adherence to * he principles of
Washington and Jefferson , which are bound
to prevail. "
HENRY NAMES NEW CABINET
Mlternl * Are niNHatUned mid Will
Complain to Wnnli-
Ingtou.
SAN JUAN DC PORTO RICO , Fob. 9.
General Henry has appointed Francisco
Acuna , Independent liberal , now attorney
for the supreme court , to be secretary of
state ; Dr. Cell , liberal , has been appointed
secretary of finance- and Frederlco Degatan ,
radical , has been appointed secretary of the
Interior.
Tbe liberals are dissatisfied with General
Henry's change of policy. Munos Riviera
announces hla Intention of going to Wash
ington soon in order to secure "relief from
the oppressive militarism , " which he says
will "estrange the I'orto Rlcana from the
United States. "
xuu Timor * IN MAYAUI DISTUICT.
Civil Oimril III Inoiiiniieti'iH anil I'ro-
I IT I In u In Ilciinlreil.
SANTIAGO , Cuba , Feb. 9. The return of
General Leonard Wood , military governor
of the Department of Santiago , has com
pletely pacified the people here and It Is ex
pected ho will teen recommend tbe dis
banding of two more regiments , the Ninth
and Third irnmunes. The governor has been
asked by the local authorities In the Majarl
district to send two companies of American
troops there , as the civil guard ia said to
bo incompetent.
Dr Woodson , medical Inspector of the de
partment , who returned from Holguln today -
day , reports that the outbreak of umallpox
In that district has been completely sub
dued and that the health of tbe Second Im-
muncs is good. He says the Cubann there
eeem to -perfectly contented.
I'eiu'li ( 'roi Injured.
MACON , Ga. . Feb. 9 Advices received
from the peach growing centers in South
Georgia indicate that the peach anil plum
crops have been cut oft at leafct a third and
ma > bo a liaJf by the present cold snap.
LETTING CO ITS ICY CRIP
Frost King Starte in to Break a Weather
Be cord
TEMPERATURE THE LOWEST IN MANY YEARS
liiillontlonn Alt Pol tit t n 1'rrilloltoii
M'liiU hc MriMirj 'Will > < oii
to dinnr * Vi | the
Tube.
For Nebraska Cloudy , with snow In smith-
west portion , not so cold ; variable winds.
For Iowa Kalr , not quite so cold ; light to
fresh northerly w Inds.
For Missouri Fair ; mo-t quite to cold ;
northerly winds.
For North , nnd South Dakota Fair In
eastern ; probably snow In vvcsUern portion ,
continued cold , north to east winds.
For Kansas Pair , except probably Know-
In extreme northern portion ; no so ' 1 ,
rasterly winds.
For Wjomlng and Colorado Go. $ y
fair ; northerly winds ,
After holding the Missouri \alloy nnd
most of the west close bound In his Icy
clasp for nearly two weeks the frost king
must now let go and make way for n less
despotic monarch. The slightly rising tem
perature of yesterday heralds his down
fall and proclaims the advent of a more
salubrious season. He will retire slowly ,
stubbornly contesting every upward move
ment of the mercury , but his retreat has
begun and nothing can save him from de
moralization. It was slightly warmer last
night , and will be warmer again today , and
slowly but surely the atmosphere will ac
quire a tcmpc'raturc In which human beings
can exist without discomfort.
The minimum temperature of 23 degrees
below zero , which was registered by the
thermometer at the government building at
7 o'clock Thursday morning , marked the cul
mination of a , cold wave almost without
precedent In the history of Nebraska. The
mean temperature Wednesday was 16 degrees
below zero , an extraordinary record in this
locality. The mean temperature for the first
eight days of February was 1 degree above ,
the means ranging from 8 degrees above on
February 1 to the minimum of 16 below
Thursday. The normal mean for the same
days of February as calculated from the
records of the last twenty years is 12 de
grees above.
The temperature of the lost thirty-
-slx hours is the lowest that has
been experienced here in February In six
teen years. It was only exceeded In Febru
ary , 1SS3 , when the record Is 23 degrees. It
was only approximated In 1S95 when n read
ing of 20 degrees below appears.
Record of Cold Weather.
There have been several Januarys , how-
ver , during -which the temperature of this
xiornlng was exceeded. The lowest record
'tivor made at the local weather station -was
in January , 1894 , when the phenomenal
ipcliit of .32 degrees be'ow ' zero was rearJu '
Other cold mornings occurred In January ,
1886 , when It was 24 ; January , 18SS , 25r Jan
uary , 1SS2 , 26 , and January , 1895. 20 below.
At no time this month has the maximum
temperature risen above15 degrees above
zero , and at no time Wednesday did it get
above 15 below.
The general conditions through the west
confirm the forecast of twenty-four hours
ago , and Indicate almost conclusively that
the intense cold of Thursday was the last
snap of the cold wave. From the western
stations rising temperatures are reported
forced back towards the Atlantic coast. The
rising temperature has struck the Missouri
valley at last , and It will grow slowly
warmer until a normal temperature Is
rcachpd.
Through the Missouri valley there was no
cessation of the cold when the early morn
ing observations were takon. It was 40
below at Winnipeg , 36 at Morehead and 32
below at Bismarck , Prince Albert , St. Paul
and Duluth. Sioux City had a temperature
of 28 and Kansas City enjoyed one of 20
below , an unaccustomed luxury In that lo
cality. It was decidedly warmer at Valen
tine , where It was only 10 below , a. rise of
twelve degrees In twenty-four hours. It
was also 10 below at North Platte and at
Cheyenne a slight additional rise brought
the mercury to IS degrees above.
1'OOH SOT ALLOWED TO SLTKCIl.
I'nel nml Food the Main Iteiiin of Ile-
llef KlirnJnhod.
The charity committee of the county
board finds Its resources taxed to assist all
the needy who are residents of this county.
The latest report shows 825 applicants for
relief. There were fifteen new ones Wednes
day and several additional ones since.
County Agent Askwlth reports that there
are no extraordinary cases of suffering not
withstanding the extremely cold weather.
Fuel and food are the njaln Items of relief
He has not been apprised of any cases of
frostbite , One man , Gerhardt , had a leg and
foot frozen some days ago and ho boa been
taken to the county hospital. This makes
only three cases of this character at the
hospital.
"Tho task of doling out public charity , "
said Mr. Askqulth , "is rendered more than
usually difficult when a great deal of pub
licity Is given to It. The effect of publicity
seems to be to multiply tbo demands of per
sons who are the least worthy For lnw
stance , we have had an application for re
lief from a man , six feet , two inches tall ,
and stout In proportion , with only hlnuelf
and his wife to keep , and both of them
working , Iwill admit that thin is an ex
ceptional case. Worthy people do not al
ways have to come to us. A large number
of cases of distress are reported to us by
kindly-disposed people , and we go out and
Investigate for ourselves , Wo give the as
sistance-needed. A great many people would
rather suffer all kinds of distress than to
ask for public charity , anil these are gen
erally the ones most In need of help. "
Superintendent George M. Wright of the
county hospital nnd poor farm , sa > a his
charges are doing nicely and plenty ot coal
is being consumed to keep them warm.
At the ofllcc of the Ansoolatcd Charities
It Is reported that the cold epoll has In
creased tbe number of applicants consider
ably , but that It is principally fuel that Is
asKecl for , and next to fuel , clothing. Some
of the applicants say they have not had fuel
of any kind In their homes for wcekB.
No cases of freezing have been reported at
police headquarters. Only four men came
to the police station Wednesday night and
asked for lodging ,
OutHlde the Illinium licit ,
Deputy United States Marshal Henry
Unman has returned from Helena , Mont. ,
whore ho took George M. Row , who was ar
rested In Lincoln , tbe other day , for tbe al
leged robbery of the depot and postofnce at
Warm Springs. Deputy He-man sayd that
( Continued on. Fifth Page , )
DEAD LEADER IS TAKEN HOME
llnxiuiit I'til * on Moiirnlim In Hccol * p
( he HetnnliiN of ilnrvln , ( In-
J'ntrlot.
HAVANA. Kcb. 9 The Nashville. bcarliiR
the bed ) of General Callxto OnrcU , steamed
slowly into Havana hnrbor nt 1 o'clock this
afternoon , the guns of Morro castle ami the
American squadron saluting It. The solemn
booming announced the arrival to the ex
pectant city IJvory where householders ml
ships lowered n thousand flaRs to hnll innst
nml black streamer * soon surmounted the
Cuban banners.
Hy the tlmo the gunboat had come to an
chor thousands of people crowded the water
front. The marines lowered the casket to
the tug chartered by the Cuban committee
and Oarcla's remains , hereafter to be In pos-
ncssion of the Cubans , was berne to I < a
Mnchlnn wharf. There Senor Mora , civil
governor of Havana , Mayor Perfecto La-
costc , the members of the municipal council.
members of the Junta Patrlotlcn , Commo
dore II. J. Cromwell , captain nf the port.
many imvul ofllcors. Major General Ludlnw.
Kovernor of the Department of Havana , ami
several members of his staff wcro assem
bled.
bled.Two
Two companies of the Kighth regular * .
with thp regimental band , were lined up to
receive the coffin , which wai draped with
the Cubnn ( Ing and bearing a wreath nf
flowers , was tarilcd on the shoulders of
members of the Junta .between the saluting
ranks of regulars to the hearse. The silent
crowds , with bared heads , marched to the
strains of a funeral dirge to the palace ,
where the body now lies In the municipal
council chamber , guarded by details of Cu
ban and American troopi.
On the order of General Ludlow all official
flags will bo kept at half mast until after
the public funeral on Saturday.
The funeral will take place at 1 p. TO.
Pour troops of the Seventh United Itn'ts
cavalry will partlclpato , heading the
funeral column Then will follow : i long
procession. Including1 500 armed Cuban sol-
tilers , Major General Ludlow and members
of his staff In carriages. A volley will bo
fired in the cemetery.
This evening the largo crowds .iro v lew-
Ing 'tho body , which lies surrounded by tall
candles. The walls of the council ehamoer
ara draped with black and silver. The
sccno _ l very Impressive. Many houses
throughout the city display mourning dec
orations.
Scnor Gonzales He Quesada , In the course
of an Interview today , said General Gomez
and himself consider the sum of $3,000,000 ,
which .the United States government offers
to pay to the Cuban troops as a condition of
disbanding , Insufficient to cover the whole
cases but a good working basts to begin
with. A movement has been agitated which
will result in the appointment of o financial
commission to report to the Cuban assembly
regarding the best method of raising a loan
from $7,000,000 to $9,000,000 on the guarantee
ot the customs nnd of obtaining the co
operation of the American authorities. As
soon as the plan is matured an attempt will
be made to carry It Into effect.
Gctnez received an , ovation nt CamajuanI
last evonlng and la now coming slowly
toward Havana.
The first regular complete paydaywhlcfi
the civil employes In Havana have known
for months was characterized by innumer
able complaints. The school teachers ara
protesting against ttJo regular monthly dis
count on their salaries , -which Is applied to
the sinking fund of their protective as o-
"
raited over the nonpayment of salaries to
eomo seventy-four former telegraph oper
ators , who worked half through January.
MYSTERY OF DOUBLE TRAGEDY
Dentil of Bright Attorney nt Denser
In l"ollov\ed l > > - Scnmitionnl Sui
cide of Ueantltnl "VVIiluvr.
DENVER , Feb. fl. Harry P. Rhodes , a
prominent young attorney of this city -who
for eight years prior to 1897 was deputy dis
trict attorney here , died at St. Luke's hos
pital this morning as the result of wounds
Inflicted by himself last Tuesday.
At 10 o'clock tonight Mra , Clga Lavrenlus ,
a young Russian widow , understood to have
been Rhodes' Ilancce. shot and Instantly
killed her 10-year-old son and sent a h/illct
through her own brain. - The tragedies of
Tuesday and tonight both occurred at the
Arne , a fashionable hotel , where Rhodes
and .Mrs. Lavrenlus have both resided for
several months.
The cause of Rhodes' act is not known
He was a bright attorney , with good pros
pects and very popular.
Tuesday afternoon he was found In his
room by his friend , John S. Mosby , Jr. , son of
the famous confederate general , rapidly
sinking from loss of blood caused by a deep
gash in each arm and each leg. lie was
taken to St , Luke's nospltal , where he lin
gered until this morning , though always ex
pressing teh wish to die. Mrs. Lavrenius
attended him at the hospital until bis death ,
which she took with seeming composure.
Tonight , after her little son was asleep In
i his bed , she shot him through the head and
' then turned her weapon upon herself.
Rhodes was a Kentucklan , belonging to
one of the best famines In that titate ,
Mrs , Lavrenlus was a beautiful woman , 33
years of age , and highly accomplished. She
was a nihilist and with her husband was
several years ago sentenced to life Imprison
ment In Siberia. Five or six years ago they
were pardoned by the czar and came to this
country.
PAPERS BY THE BRIGKMAKERS
HimliifiiN iiN a I'rofeNHloii Trruted I ) }
J. Kreil Smith of Ontnlia at
ColiiinlitiH Convention ,
COLUMUUS , 0. , Feb. 9. The brlckmak-
crs' national convention continued itu hcs-
slon hero today. Charles T. Harris read a
paper on "The Utility of Clay as a Rooflng
Material , " during which ho advocated the
change of the name of the association to
tbo National Association of Clay Workers ,
and the admission of all such Industries to
membership Other papers were as follows :
J. Fred Smith of Omaha , "Drlckmaklng us a
Profession ; " A. Carson , Montreal , "Modem
Methods of Drying Brick , " H A Wheeler ,
St. 1-oula , "Tho Evolution of the Paving
Brick , " Andreas Pemon , Uangor , Me ,
"Some of the Faults of Modern Clay WorkIng -
Ing Plants , " John Miller , Washington , I ) C. .
"Profit and Loss in Urlckmaklng , " A H.
Delnger , Columbus , "Coloration of Architec
tural Cluy Wares , " W. D. Gates of Chicago
presented u rebolutlon for the appointment
of a commission to work for the creation of
a department of manufactures and trade by
congress aa a separate cabinet edictA bu
reau of statistics of the clay industry was
also advocated.
ir KnrtliiUiiKpH. |
HELEN , N. M , , Feb. fl. Inhabitants ot
this vicinity are much alarmed on account
of a series of earthquake Hhocka that have
I occurred here recently. Many have betakm
" thcmtielvtfi to prayer and fasting
In Krnturlo.
CINCINNATI. Feb. a. A Maysvllle. Ky , .
special to the Times-Star saje there was nn
earthquake with pronounced vibrations there
this morning.
TRY TO BOOM ALLEN
Fueionists Report to a Subterfuge to He-
Elect Nebraska's ' Senior Senator.
RESOLUTION FOR A POPULAR ELECTION
Proposition to Hold it During the First Two
Weeks in March ,
PEOPLE TO EXPRESS CHOICE ON THATDATi.
Candidate Receiving Tigheaioto to Bo
lloctol by too
POPOCR/.TS / TJ SUI PORT MADISON MAN
Henator Fnrrell Intrnilncrn the nrno >
Ititloii and Support * It , After
Which Hopnlillenn Majority
1'romptly Shell en It.
LINCOLN , Kcb. fl ( Special. ) The fusion
members of the legislature barn already
commenced to take advantage f ( Ji pas
sage of the resolution * favoring the elec
tion of United States senators by & di
rect v-oto of the people to embarrass the
republicans In connection with the acquies
cence In thcso resolutions. As foretold In
The Boo some time ago , the chief object ot
the fuslonlsts in pushing these re-solutions
to a vote was to get Uio republicans on
record as favoring n direct vote of the people
ple , and then take advantage of Uiat vote
to get the majority "In the hole" en often
as po lbl < ? , not only during the prrtent sen
atorial deadlock , but during the campaigns
that arc to come
The first attack Along- these llnpswan
made In the senate 'this ' morning. Senator
Farrell going after the majority roughshod.
He Introduced n lengthy motion , thp ob
ject of which was to call a special election
between the first nnd Ilfteonth of March ,
IS9D , for the purpose of giving the electors
an opportunity to express their choice for
United Statp-3 senator. It was further pro
vided that W. V. Allen would bo yio only
ono voted upon by the 'popullst-democra.Uc- '
free silver republican forces , while the re
publican senatorial caucus could select
three republican candidates ito be voted
upon. If Mr. Allen should receive a ma
jority of all votes cast the members of the
legislature -would cast -their votes for him ,
and If the aggregate vote of the three re
publican candidates exceeded Mr. Allen's
vote the members should cast their vote for
the republican receiving the most votes.
Simply a Snlitcrfuife.
While Senator Farrell claimed tcbo In
earnest In Introducing the motion , Itwas
plain to all It was simply a subterfuge to
Blvo the fusloniiiU a chance to administer
crlticl m concerning the republicans' in
ability to get together on a senator. They
pointed to the passage of the resolutions In
the senate favoring a direct votei ot the
people , that the republican members had
gone on record favoring It and the ma-
Jorttv , were moro or lew embarrassed at the
way they madiuvplit raplta ! out of tbMr
endorfceme&t otvthls popullstlc creed.
While they looked at the motion In tbe
light of a hugo joke. Btlll below- the surface
there was regret that the Schnal resolution
had been allowed -to go on record na
passed. When the senate caucus of repub
licans considered the Schaal resolution acv-
eral members pointed out the results of Its
passage , but others did not foresee it that
way and wanted to bo recorded In favor of
the resolution.
In reply to the general laughter that came
from nil parts of the chamber , Senator Far
rell Insisted upon his seriousness In the
matter and seemed to feel quite grieved that
a republican member should move to refer
the motion to the committee on reform
schools , asylums and home for the friend
less , saying that the majority should not
now consider so lightly something they had
already put themselves on record as favoring
| another tbruat at the senate's action on
the Schaal resolution.
Lay It on the Tnhlc.
After considerable of the senate's time had
been absorbed In discussion of the motion ,
the republicans laid the motion on the table.
In committee of the whole the senate con
sidered S. F. 46 , by Alexander of Adams ,
which proposes amendments to the game
laws by adding other birds to tbe present
list. In discussing the- bill some members
discovered that the section of the law relat
ing to hunting game upon private lands
without the owner's consent and providing
thnt Bitch should be trespass punished by a
fine wan omitted , The western members
opposed repealing that section. They said
they were entitled to protection from hunt
ers who came out there' and slaughtered the
game.
The rough sledding that any hill has which
seeks to amend the game law was soon made
apparent once more by tbe opposition to
changes. Hunters like more privileges ,
while the western citizens demand protec
tion from their raids on the ground that it
theae safeguards arc not established game
will become extinct In the titate , When the
hour lor the joint ballot arrived the senate
had not completed Its dissection ot the bill ,
bo It will be "continued" In a later session
of the committee.
I'nloii I.ulicl on Stale 1'rliitliisr.
H II 141. the Olmsted bill to provide for
the union label on all state printing , which
was considered by the labor committee last
night nnd recommended for Indefinite post
ponement , read as follows1
"That all books or pamphlets or other
printed matter In book or pamphlet form
hereafter printed or published by the Btnte
Printing board , or any of the state officers
1 ' or employes , shall bear upon the cover or
title page thereof the Imprint of the label
1 of the Allied Printing Trades Council or
the International Typographical union , pro
vided that all stationery , Including letterheads -
heads and envelopes , shall lie procured from
printers or stationers possessing authority
to use the imprint ot said label , but It shall
not be necessary that tbe same should be
Imprinted on stationery of thnt character "
The report was not presented to the house
today and the four members of the commlt-
tpo objecting tn the recommendation made
have been doing Dome lively hustling to
gave the bill It Is well understood that
tbe adoption of sutb u law would bo a di
rect blow at a non-union printing hout > e of
Llntoln which has at times enjoyed un ub-
fcoluta monopoly nf the state printing
When the report comet ! tn the house tin ;
fight 1s expected to be a lively ono. with the
particular friends of the non-union Hinting
hotibe leading In the effort to kill the bill ,
llnlil n CUUIIIM.
The fusion members of the bouse held a
brief caucus this afternoon over the Kill
moro county contest cases and there was ft
marked disapproval of the act of tbe fusion
members of election committees In signing
t iie report unseating Anderson There l-i
now every Indication that the adoption of
the report will bo bharply cnnUutod and
that the fuelonUts will have tLo support ot